Jack Murphy (American football)
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Barberton, Ohio, U.S. | August 6, 1932
Died | January 9, 2021 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 88)
Playing career | |
Football | |
early 1950s | Heidelberg (OH) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1959 | Heidelberg (OH) (assistant) |
1960–1969 | Toledo (assistant) |
1970 | Heidelberg (OH) |
1971–1976 | Toledo |
Baseball | |
1959 | Heidelberg (OH) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 38–38 (football) 5–11 (baseball) |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1 MAC (1971) | |
Awards | |
Football MAC Coach of the Year (1971) | |
John A. Murphy (August 6, 1932 – January 9, 2021) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio in 1970 and at the University of Toledo from 1971 to 1976, compiling a career college football record of 38–38. Murphy died on January 9, 2021, at the age of 88.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Heidelberg Student Princes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1970) | |||||||||
1970 | Heidelberg | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–10th | |||||
Heidelberg: | 3–6 | 2–5 | |||||||
Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (1971–1976) | |||||||||
1971 | Toledo | 12–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Tangerine | 13 | 14 | ||
1972 | Toledo | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1973 | Toledo | 3–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
1974 | Toledo | 6–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1975 | Toledo | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
1976 | Toledo | 3–8 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
Toledo: | 35–32 | 17–19 | |||||||
Total: | 38–38 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Rockets Mourn Passing of Former Football Coach Jack Murphy". University of Toledo Athletics. January 12, 2021.